The railways play a critical role in India’s transportation sector. The country’s rail network is one of the largest, most extensive and busiest in the world. Over the years, several key reforms and initiatives have […]
The Department of Telecommunications (DoT) has been playing a crucial role in promoting the expansion of optical fibre cable (OFC) networks in India. Government initiatives such as the easing of right-of-way (RoW) access for telecom […]
Indian Railways (IR) has been changing over the years, although the pace of change may not be in line with customer expectations and global technologies. Taking a 25-year perspective, I see the standardisation of broad […]
Jal Jeevan Mission Of the total 192.4 million rural households in India, 128.84 million have tap water connections. Of these, about 60 per cent were provided connections after the launch of the Jal Jeevan Mission. […]
City-wise length of ongoing MRT projects Mumbai has the highest length of under-construction metro rail projects, followed by Chennai and Bengaluru. The majority of these under-construction projects will be completed by 2026. City-wise length of […]
Operational MRT network expands The operational urban metro rail transit (MRT) network has increased significantly, from 38 km in 2002 to 872 km at present, recording a CAGR of 16 per cent over the past […]
A one-of-its-kind initiative, the regional rapid transit systems (RRTS) will transform regional connectivity in the country. The Delhi-Ghaziabad-Meerut RRTS project, being implemented by the National Capital Region Transport Corporation (NCRTC), has achieved key milestones in […]
India’s urban transport sector has seen major growth over the past few years. There has been a significant increase in investments in the sector. The total investment in urban rejuvenation during 2014-23 stood at Rs 18.07 […]
Trends in broadband adoption The internet and broadband subscriber base has grown exponentially in the past 25 years from a mere 0.14 million in December 1998 to a substantial 865.9 million in December 2022. While […]
Improved access to potable water Drinking water supply to the urban population in India has grown at a CAGR of around 2.7 per cent between 2002 and 2022, including both pipe and non-pipe networks. An […]
Growth in wireless subscribers During the past 25 years, the telecom sector’s journey has been momentous. Owing to a series of key policy and regulatory reforms, increased private sector participation and growing affordability of services, […]
Operations at the new terminal building at Veer Savarkar International Airport, Port Blair began on August 21, 2023. It is built at a cost of around Rs 7.08 billion and can handle 1,200 passengers during […]
Siliguri Municipal Corporation (SMC) has begun the groundwork for a Rs 5.11 billion drinking water project under Atal Mission for Rejuvenation and Urban Transformation (AMRUT) 2.0. The engineering department of SMC has started scrutinising the […]
Significant rise in oil imports Crude oil imports have grown at a CAGR of 5.34 per cent from 2000-01 to 2022-23. Imports have surpassed pre-pandemic levels, constituting 87 per cent of the country’s total imports […]
Oil production declines even as consumption grows Oil consumption in the country has grown at a CAGR of 3.69 per cent from 2000 to 2022. However, oil production has witnessed a decline on account of […]
Continued policy support has strongly contributed to the growth of the oil and gas sector. Upstream initiatives have improved domestic production in the past few years. Meanwhile, the city gas distribution (CGD) network has expanded […]
Reportedly, Vedanta Limited is seeking a minimum of USD9.5 per million British thermal unit (mBtu) for sale of natural gas from RJ-ON-90/1 block at Barmer in Rajasthan. It has sought bids for sale of 0.6 […]
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